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National Bank of Gaffney, Capital Stock, - - $50,000.00 Surplus and Profits, - 25,000.00 Stockholders Liability, 50,000.00 Total, - $125,000.00 Deposit« F'elry. 1903, $209,603.73. THE FARMERS’ MUTUAL. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. The Annual Meetln K Held Ta*t Friday In I n our laat i 8SUe we 8a{d M|b8 A i ice the Court House. Bruce was the guest of Miss Myrtle meeting of the Chero* Gaffney, when it should have been Miss Alice Hayes. Material is being placed on the ground to commence work on the new hotel building of Jefferies and Web ster, on Robinson street. We solicit the business and good will of everybody in Cherokee county. F. G. STACY, President, J. G. WARDLAW, V.-Prest.. D. C. ROSS, Cashier, MAYNARD SMYTH, A. C. The innual kee Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Com pany was held last Friday in the court house in this city. A goodly per centage of the policy holders were in attendance. Heretofore the annual meetings have been held in Logan Ellis left Sunday for Blacks- February, but it was thought advis- ^ u , r ®’ ^ ero ^ ee Falls, Earls and able to change it to August, which i ? t ^ ier ^ r ‘ goes in the was done interest of The Ledger and the paper Report's from the different commit- | wiU ®PP reciate aQ y favors shown him. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Spurgeon Old Reliable Remember, when you want bread Fincken’s is the place where you get it fresh, at rock bottom prices. Yours for business, I". I"1JVCIC1SJV. LOANS Made on Real Estate County of Cherokee. Ac ATTORNEYS AT LAW. in City of Gaffney and Abstracts furnished. Star Theatre Building. WE WANT. DEPOSITORS BORROWERS tees were received. The report of the finance committee showed IB92 paid out for losses since the February meeting, and sufficient funds on, hand to meet any ordinary loss with out additional assessments. All the old officers were re-elected. They are as follows: R. M. Gaffney, presi dent; C. W. Whisonant, vice presi-i dent; J. Eb. Jefferies, secretary and treasurer; Rev. A. D. Davidson, so liciting agent; Frank McCluney, assistant soliciting agent. The chair man of the board of directors of each township was requested to act as sub- i agent to solicit business for the' company. The company is in a flourishing condition in every respect. are re joicing over the arrival of a bright little miss at their home. Vic’s countenance assumes a rosy aspect every time the boys address him as “papa." Saw mill men continue to send their product to this market in large qualities. There is not a day that one cannot observe a number of wag ons loaded with freshly sawed lumber being hauled to the various sites where building operations are being carried on. Rome was not built in a day. Neither has Gaffney been built Id a day. But we venture the assertion that Rome never grew any faster than Gaffney is growing at the present time. The Is Mr. Cree to Leave? following from the IF YOU ARE BOTH, OR EITHER, CALL ON US. Merchants ^ Planters Bank|" " GAFFNEY, S. C. Capital and Profits $$5,000. We pay 4% in our Savings Department. Are You Administrator and have the settlement of an estate?j If so, request of the Judge of Probate that youradvertisement be placed in :: :: :: Mr. Llgon Goes to Gaffney. Baptist i [Spartanburg Herald.J the Mr. Charles P. Ligon has severed large number of Baptists in this com- connection with the Greenewaid inunity: Clothing store of the city, and has 1 ‘The Biblical Recorder says that accepted the position of bookkeeper I Pastor A. C. Cree, of First church, i n Lb® Merchants and Planters Bank ! Gaffney, has been called to the First of Gaffney. He will assume his du- church, Goldsboro, N. C. We sin* ties there on September 1st. Mr cerely hope he will say no.” i t . Mr. Ore. wa» last week engaged in 0D le,t l,8t e ’ 6 “ ln « ,or “ ,rl P 01 re8t | a meeting at Westminister, 8. C. In recreation in the mountains, | a private letter he says: “It is one ' prior to going to Gaffney, of the greatest meetings I was ever The fact that Mr. Ligon is to leave in. We are holding three services Spartanburg will be a matter of gen-! each day and the house is crowded uino regret to his large circle of A Crv which goes up out of the midst of great calamities ever y s f, viue - ^f, aD y arb takiQ g fr u iend f 8 and acquaintances throughout w t, their stand for God." the city and county; he has been con-; Mr. Cree has been spending the nected with the firm of M. Greene- Sabbaths in Atlanta, supplying for wald for about fifteen years, and by Dr. Broughton, where he has had application to business, honorable It has the largest circulation'of any paper in the Fifth South Carolina Congressional District. To Printers: A. N. Wood, President. 11. K. BitowN. Vice-President. C. M. Smith, Cashier. ■ Lig- We Manufacture the very [Highest Grade of Help! Help! Brass Rules Brass Leads Brass Leaders Brass Galleys Metal Borders Leads and Slugs L. S. Metal Furniture Metal Leaders Spaces and Quads Metal Quoins Like Floods, Famine, Pestilence, Fires and Tornadoes. sanDatna in Atlanta, supplying for warn lor anouc niteen years, ana ny QxanH HQ a mfimn rif inc+ \A/ha+ \/nn rom i a Dr. Broughton, where he has had application to business, honorable ^ mGmO. OT JUST Wnat yOU rGQUirG, In the case of Fires andTornadoeS the Help is Prompt and large congregations and great inter- dealings and courteous bearing, has and let us quote you prices, . i ~ i<. xu j 8 f u e8t - He expects to return to Gaffney risen to ah exceedingly high degree Certain, it you prepare yoursell betore tile disaster py this week in time for* prayer-meeting in the esteem and confidence of bis XA/p a rP not in anv friiQi - nr mmhinu+inn ranrl taking out a Policy against loss or damage by Fire, Wind- ‘-0,™ ^you wilfbe agreeably surprised at wh2t we storms and Tornadoes. Can also furnish Life, Accident ^ A Hoy k,.u over. in social life ana is a prudent, con- “ “ and TTpalfh Tnqnranpp in thn most reliable comnanies Yesterday afternoon about 2 o’clock servative young man of business af ana neaiin insurance in me most renauio cumpdllies. \u fl t PP nRr! snn nf Mr Hnd Mr a .f fairs. Attesting the esteem in which can save you over the regular prices. The Gaffney City Land and ImproYement Company Master Car!, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. ^ arrafct ' was crossing Limestane M ^ «, M M • street in front of the Gaffney Live '■ 1 1 Stock stables on Limestone street. A ! lady from the country was driving toward the city hall. The boy was not looking and the lady reached Offers for sale Building Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney OHy; Also Farm* neai over to g®t the whip to urge the horse by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots of fnm along, therefore did not see the boy. 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur- The front wheel of the vehicle struck poses. For full particulars applv to i the boy, knocking him down. The : rear wheel ran over the little fellow’s J. "V. 5nt:* I®! 1 hand and rubbed the skin from N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or over the lands of tbls f 1 * 8 L or a time it looked as company, cutting and removing timber. Ashing or hunting, under penalty of law. To Printers and Publishers Please note that we are Authorized Agents The National Compositype Co,, Sole Manufactnrers of The Automatic Type Casting ” '' or Sort Caster With Jthis Machine a Printer can make all his own Type from 8 to 26pt., also Borders, Ornaments, Leaders, Spaces and Quads, etc., as perfect |in every (respect and at the same low prices they now cost the Type Foundry. Write for particulars and Catalogue. Tfie Phitadelnfiia Printers' Supply Co, mflLBERT STREET, YPhlLflDELPHIA, Pfl. if he were badly hurt. The lady was frightened, but drove cn instead of stopping to see what injuries the boy had received. The boy was taken care of, and after nursing his wounds a few minutes dried up his tears and back to his play he went. But the lady should have stopped. A New Finn. This week Messrs. Hamlin & Rad ford will open a staple and fancy grocery business in the new Settle- myer building, just beyond the Com mercial Hotel. Mr. Hamlin is one of the most popular and unassuming gen tlemen inGaffney,who has by his genial disposition and quiet demeanor made ! many friends in the city. Mr. Rad ford is from North Carolina, and the fact that he is from that State and is to be associated with Mr. Hamlin is sufficient guarantee of his making an acceptable addition to the citizen ship of Gaffney. The Ledger wel comes the new firm and wishes them a pleasant and profitable business future. he is held by the people here it is noted that Mr. Ligon is exalted ruler of the Spartanburg lodge of Elks, and a member of the board of governors of the Spartan City club. Mr. Ligot, is assistant manager of the Greene waid opera house. The Merchants and I’lanters bank, of Gaffney, has secured in Mr. Ligon a faithful, competent, honest, ambi tious worker, and it is a safe predic tion that he will rise to an enviable position in the business world of this flourishing youtg city, a position which his good judgment and busi ness methods will amply justify. | We welcome Mr.JLigon to Gaffney. He will be a valuable addition to rhe business and social life of this city. He is a refined, and enterprising young gentleman, and his coming will be ajjdistinct gain for Gaffney — Ed.I Old column rules rcfaccd and madG*good as new, at a very small cost. Highest prices paid for old Itype, leads, elec tros, brass, etc. PHILADELPHIA <>oH Street; PRINTERS SUPPLY CO. OJ> llilinlolplliil. J *£A. Wi 11 arrive in IO clays: Goch to Onuigcburg. Paul Morgan, one of Gaffney’s bright young men, leaves this morning for Orangeburg, where he goes to manage a new steam laundry. The proprietor of the new laundry is WillJ PedenJ a former Gaffney boy. The Ledger wishes them much suc cess in their new field. Mr. Morgan has been associated with Mr. W. Henry Ross, of the Pearl Steam Laundry in this city for some years and is a good laundry man. Cal. to Take Chance. “Happy” Cal. Parish is as busy as a bee in a tar bucket renovating and making changes at the Central Hotel. He expects to open tomorrow for business. He is the same old Cal except a little more so, and every body in Gaffney is extending him the glad hand. Wheat, Rye, Barley, Winter Turf and Burt Oats and all kind of Winter Seed. J. C. Lipscomb & Co. Just received=-200 barrels of White Rose Flour. You Get More for Your “ by reading The Ledger at $1 a year than from any other paper. The LimeMtoue Intirmxry. The Maria Louisa Woodruff infirm ary which is being erected at Lime stone College promises to be a neat and commodious structure, and an iiuy* Another Mxi-berMiop ornament to the college grounds. Messrs. Boyd Sarratt and Henry Work on it is progressing favorably; Ross have purchased the barber shop the inside is being plastered and soon of / ed Hope. Zed left Friday night the “finishing touches’’ will be put f or Spartauburg, where he will re- » touches" on. Ihe infirmary is a gift to the gmne operations. college from Capt. A. B. Woodruff, of Spartanburg county, and is named in We discontinue etu:li subscription prompt- honor of his deceased wife. It will lY lit Its expiration. Sq watch your lntx-1 and l/Il THE LINE FOR BUSINESS, THE LINE FOR PLEASURE, THE LINE FOR ALL THE BEST SUMMER RESORTS Complete Summer Resort Folder Mailed Free to Any Address. W. A. To**, Pass. Traffic Mgr. WASH I NOTOM. D. C. S. H. HASDwicr, Gen’l Pass. Agant, WASHINGTON. D. C. W. H. Tatuob, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agt. ATLANTA. OA. be a great convenience to the college people, but is it hoped that it will not ' have to be used often in its capacity ! of an infimary. Mr, Cooper Gets Good Contract. The Charlotte Chronicle says: “Mr. L. W. Cooper, of this city, who has the contract for the con- | struction of the Mecklenburg cotton mill, has been awarded the contract ; for building, at Danbury, a new court , house for Stokes county. The new | court house will be a modern struc ture, costing about $20,000." Mr. Cooper was formerly a resident of Gaffney, and he has many friends here who are pleased to note his achievements and wish him success. ROAST Surloin Tenderloin Round Rump Rib Chuck 10 cents. Misplaced Economy Economize the thing-; at the edge of house keeping. Don’t economize on the good health- and strength-producing things like Meat,. Health smiles on those who are particular about their diet. LET US SERVE YOU with the best MEATS on the market, STEAK Tenderloin Surloin Round 12 1-2 cts. Porterhouse Tealoin Chuck IO cts. THE PEOPLES MARKET DHOINlC i7, ie date and renew before ’tis too late. FREE! BUCK’S JUNIOR RANGE ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. A Hadden Call. Mr. Burt Goings, of the Macedonia neighborhood, died Friday night of a congestive chill. Mr. Goings had been to Gaffney Friday on business, and the announcemet of his sudden calling off was a shock to bis numer ous friends in this community. He was a quiet, unpretentious man and bis death was a distinct loss to the community. G&T r BUCK’S '7^ rrikNITliRt UTSSING CONTtSF teak r -tJM mkj'wzr No. 16 No. 17 No. 18 The interest in the guessing contest at this store is still on the increase, and some of the replies received are most unique, but none are so unique as our elegant display of household and kitchen furniture, and no answers are as interesting as the prices w e make on our line. Come to see us and let us talk over the matter of furniture in a friendly informaljway and if you don’t buy now we will endeaver to make your visit so pleasant that you will call on us when you have made up your mind to buy. The little girls are requested to continue to send iu their answers. Three new pictures in this issue. ACME FURNITURE CO.